NIGHTBIRDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. NIGHTBIRDS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept NIGHTBIRDS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIGHTBIRDS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIGHTBIRDS
No single letter turns NIGHTBIRDS into another word.
How NIGHTBIRDS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NIGHTBIRDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NIGHTBIRDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NIGHTBIRDS mean in Scrabble?
NIGHTBIRDS is the plural of NIGHTBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in NIGHTBIRDS
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Common questions about NIGHTBIRDS
- Is NIGHTBIRDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIGHTBIRDS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIGHTBIRDS worth?
- NIGHTBIRDS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NIGHTBIRDS?
- No single letter can be added to NIGHTBIRDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NIGHTBIRDS:
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